WAR PENSIONS BILL.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 15312, 28 July 1915, Page 7

WAR PENSIONS BILL.

CRITICISM IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS. LONDON, July 26. In the House of Lords, the Naval and Military War Ponsions Bill is being considered. Strong objection is taken to tho Government rushing so important a measure through. Tho main opposition centres round the proposal to create a new-statutory body with many now officials to administer the pensions. Lord Crowe pointed out tho urgency of the measure. Unless the roa-

chinerv was provided, tho supple- 1 mentary disablement benefits could not i he paid. . * Lord Balfour of Burleigh said that i the provision to moot the difficulties was sinsularly inadequate. A completo " separation sliould be made between tho ] permanent pensions and tho separation \ allowances.* Ho moved the adjournment of the Bill until after tho recess. Lord Lansdowno pleaded with tho Lords not to bring tho machinery to a standstill, and said that ho believed the policy would be universally approved by tho country. Lord Midleton, who is a member of tho Departmental Retrenchment Committee, said he did not desire to reject , the Bill, but ho earnestly desired to re- • cast the Bill. The adjournment was carried by 44 votes io 31. ! A HEALTHY ARMY. (Received July 27th, 9.30 p.m.) LONDON, July 27. | In tho House of Lords oiav speaker I said ho thought it was not generally realised that dysentery had not occurred in th© Army, and lockjaw, the curse of all former campaigns, had been reduced to a negligible quantity. There hnd been only o*2o cases of typhoid sinco the war began. SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY. (Received July 28th. 12.40 a.m.) LONDON. July 27. A committee of the Privy Council, -hich will bo advised by scientists, has been appointed to assist scientific investigations bearing on trade and industry, to enable the Empire to compete successfully with its highly organic- rivals.